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Alejandro’s Gift
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adobe | a brick made of clay that is dried in the sun |
| companion | a friend who is always by your side |
| burro | a small donkey used for riding and for carrying small loads |
| warily | with great caution or carefully |
| perch | to sit or rest on something that is raised in the air |
| short-tempered | quickly angered or made upset |
| ample | more than enough |
| dwellers | someone or something that makes a home in a place |
| durdgery | difficult, unpleasant, or uninteresting labor/work |
| screened | to hide or protect by covering |
| hoarsely | having a rough or sharp sound |
| cackling | characterized by a high-pitched, broken sound |
| thickets | thick patches of shrubs or bushes |
| crest | a long tuft of feathers atop a bird's head |